Leapin’ Lizards! ‘V’ returns for its second season

Expect some revelations as ABC brings back its alien invasion series “V” on Tuesday. The season premiere picks up soon after last season’s finale, where alien leader Anna (played creepily by Morena Baccarin) unleashes red skies in retaliation for the death of her offspring. The Fifth Column resistance fighters begin to learn more pieces of the Visitors’ plans. Those red skies provide a chilling opening sequence, and Baccarin also amps up the chill factor as she meets with other Visitors. The first 10 minutes are an excellent return, and the show finally begins to let the Fifth Columnists unravel the plans of the aliens among us. Plus, viewers of the original series get to see the return of one of the original show’s actresses as Jane Badler joins the cast as Diana. The first three episodes also show a conflicted Ryan (Morris Chestnut), the good-guy Visitor, and a dangerous FBI agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell). And somewhere down the line, Marc Singer will be popping up on the show. (That’s right, “The Beast-Master!) I’m liking the new season of “V” so far; it’s not trying to be the next “Lost,” but it can be entertaining.